Fire Coral (Behr BIC-31)
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Fire Coral (Behr BIC-31) is a very deep, warm orange from Behr: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fire Coral
Three Behr colors picked for Fire Coral by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fire Coral, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Raucous Orange | SW 6883 | 18 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fireball Orange | 2170-10 | 18.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Vivid Orange | 2011-3 | 21 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tabasco | 1192-7 | 19 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Fire Coral (LRV 19 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Fire Coral
Darker than Fire Coral
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-31 |
| Hex | #C4583B |
| RGB | 196, 88, 59 |
| HSL | 13°, 54%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.7, 41.3, 37.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fire Coral (Behr BIC-31), published as #C4583B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fire Coral (Behr BIC-31)?
- Fire Coral has an LRV of 19 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fire Coral is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fire Coral in another brand?
- Tabasco (PPG 1192-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Fire Coral warm or cool?
- Behr lists Fire Coral as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.